WTOP: Photo installation reveals the sculptures high atop DC’s Wilson Building
An exhibition of photos offers a rare look at the hard-to-see artwork that’s been atop the District’s John A. Wilson Building for more than a century.
Washington Post: D.C. teachers union approves labor contract, securing raises
The agreement includes raises, stipends and more planning time for teachers
DCist: Metrorail And Bus Service Will Be Free After 8 P.M. On New Year’s Eve
Metro announced that all trips on rail and bus will be free after 8 p.m. on New Year’s Eve. The agency also extended all service until 2 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 1.
DCist: D.C. Councilmembers Pinto, Silverman Introduce Housing Agency Reform Bill
D.C. Councilmembers Elissa Silverman and Brooke Pinto announced legislation to revamp the city’s embattled public housing authority, DCHA, on Wednesday, opposing the emergency bill introduced by Mayor Muriel Bowser and Phil Mendelson…
Axios: How D.C.’s $100 Metro subsidy got put on ice
The plan to give D.C. residents $100 monthly SmarTrip stipends has taken a backseat to free Metrobus service across the city.
Washington Post: D.C. is a step closer to changing its school funding model
D.C.’s public school system could soon have a funding model requiring that campuses to get at least as much money as they did the year before — an effort D.C. Council members say will bring stability to a budget process in which some…
WTOP: DC teachers’ union ratifies new contract with overwhelming support
The Washington Teachers’ Union approved their long-awaited new contract Tuesday night, with just a handful of unfavorable votes.
District Links: DCPS teachers approve proposed contract in landslide vote; new school funding model…
The Washington Teachers' Union announced last night that its members had overwhelmingly approved a new contract that includes a 12% pay hike over four years.
The Rev. Kendrick E. Curry: Citywide officials must use their new terms to deliver on long-promised…
We are fresh off the election of five of seven of the District’s major citywide offices — mayor, DC Council chair, two at-large council members, and attorney general. These five officials, four of whom are veteran public servants, have all…
WTOP: DC leaders, hospital association to discuss solutions to staffing shortages as ‘perfect storm’…
D.C. government officials and the city’s hospital association are scheduled to meet later this week to discuss the staffing shortages that are resulting in crowding and long wait times across the city.
Washington Post: Safety commission scrutinizes Metro plan for automated train operation
Metro’s safety regulator said Tuesday it is monitoring the transit agency’s plan to return to automatic train operation while also continuing to gather data that would allow Metro to restore all of its suspended rail cars to passenger…
DCist: D.C. Council Could Soon Pass Bill That Bans Cat Declawing And Dogfighting Equipment
A bill that would add protections for pets and help prevent animal cruelty in the District is on its way to becoming a law. The Animal Care and Control Omnibus Amendment Act passed a first vote unanimously in a marathon legislative session…
DCist: Less Than A Third Of D.C. Nursing Home Residents And Staff Are Up To Date On Their COVID-19…
Heading into the holiday and influenza seasons last month, only 31% of D.C.’s nursing home residents and 30% of staff were up to date with all their COVID-19 vaccines, according to a new analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Axios: Inside the decline of D.C.’s Union Station
Vacant shops and rising crime are just a few reasons that an increasing number of Washingtonians steer clear of Union Station except to catch a train.
DCist: Mpox Cases Sharply Declined In D.C. Region, But Inequities Persist
Months after the monkeypox – now called mpox – outbreak surged in the D.C. region, cases have continued to fall dramatically, which experts say underscores the efficacy of smart public health strategies, while also illuminating ongoing…
Washington Post: D.C. animal welfare bill would consider pets’ well-being in divorces
The D.C. Council is on track to pass a bill with some new protections for the city’s four-legged residents.
Press Release: Norton Introduces Bill to Provide Tuition Assistance to D.C. National Guard Members
News Release — DC Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
December 13, 2022
Contact: Sharon Eliza Nichols
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced a bill to permanently authorize funding for the Major…
Press Release: Mayor Bowser to Deploy District Snow Team Tonight in Preparation for Possible…
News Release — Executive Office of the Mayor and the DC Department of Public Works
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 13, 2022
CONTACT:
Susana Castillo (EOM)
Nancee Lyons (DPW)
Residents Encouraged to Sign Up…
District Links: Less than a third of DC’s nursing home residents, staff have gotten latest…
The DC government will deploy its Snow Team tonight in preparation for possible freezing rain on Thursday morning, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced.
Washington Post: D.C. elections board: Silverman’s poll did not break campaign finance law
The D.C. Board of Elections on Monday sided with council member Elissa Silverman (I-At Large) in her appeal of a decision from the campaign finance office, ruling that she did not misuse campaign funds while polling the Ward 3 Democratic…